troops out of iraq. we have received thousands of tweets and facebook messages and e-mails with suggested questions. and the overall majority of them had one theme. electability. people want to know which one of you on this stage is able to be in the best position to beat president obama in the general election. that is the number one goal for republican voters obviously. speaker gingrich, since our last debate, your position in this race changed dramatically. you are now physically at the center of the stage, which means you are at the top of the polls. yet, many republicans seem conflicted about you. they say that you are smart, that you are a big thinker. at the same time, many of same republicans worry deeply about your electability in the general election, saying perhaps governor romney is a safer bet. can you put to rest once and for all the persistent doubts that you are indeed the right candidate on the stage to go up and beat president obama? >> well, first of all, let me say to you and to all o